The Royal Indian
“We are providing takewaysfor a time being, we are getting bigger and better, siting area is closed for renovation.”
Quick info
About The Royal Indian
The Royal Indian is a north Indian restaurant at 153 Melton Rd in Leicester, with a street food menu built around Indo-Chinese flavours. Lollipop chicken and salt and pepper fish come from that section, giving the Indian menu a second style alongside its curries and grills. The seating area is closed for renovation, and orders come in by phone and online. The handi dum lamb biryani takes 40 minutes, according to the menu.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention handi dum lamb biryani, salt and pepper fish, lollipop chicken and chicken tikka.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention handi dum lamb biryani, salt and pepper fish, lollipop chicken and chicken tikka.
Customer Review Summary
Long waits for food are the most repeated complaint, with several reviewers describing orders taking far longer than expected, phone calls that brought conflicting updates, and one order said to sit unmade for an hour. A group diner reports a boneless curry returned with a few bone-in pieces added to the same bowl, a dry mixed grill, and a watery, under-spiced Kheema Peas. Others praise the cooking, naming takeaway chicken karai and chicken tikka, and a handi dum lamb biryani one reviewer calls among the best they have tasted. A curry club regular rates the starters alongside the best in Leicester and recommends the salt and pepper fish, lollipop chicken and masala chips from the Indo-Chinese street food menu. One takeaway customer disliked the bagged salad filled with cabbage. Of the delays, one reviewer notes the restaurant offered a free dish to make up for the wait.
Customer Review Summary
Long waits for food are the most repeated complaint, with several reviewers describing orders taking far longer than expected, phone calls that brought conflicting updates, and one order said to sit unmade for an hour. A group diner reports a boneless curry returned with a few bone-in pieces added to the same bowl, a dry mixed grill, and a watery, under-spiced Kheema Peas. Others praise the cooking, naming takeaway chicken karai and chicken tikka, and a handi dum lamb biryani one reviewer calls among the best they have tasted. A curry club regular rates the starters alongside the best in Leicester and recommends the salt and pepper fish, lollipop chicken and masala chips from the Indo-Chinese street food menu. One takeaway customer disliked the bagged salad filled with cabbage. Of the delays, one reviewer notes the restaurant offered a free dish to make up for the wait.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Would not recommend ordering deok this place especially if you are hungry yohbwill be waiting a long time for food and calling up will not help as staff do not provide accurate or in fact even correct updates on your order. Very poor !”
- Google user
“Absolutely atrocious service waited almost two hours for food after constantly phoning to locate where the order was staff do not know what they are doing when they answer the phone”
- Google user
“Very disappointed with the customer service here does not matter if food is tasty if you do not provide customer service and do not treat customers well then there is no point . Not good at all . With a young family having to wait a long long time for food. Is not good !”
- Google user
“Extremely poor customer service and very very long waiting times which they tried to remedy with a free dish .unacceptable!!!!”
- Google user
“An abosloute shambles!!! 2 hours for food! Called every 10 minutes for 40 mins and got told a different story every time. The order was sat there for 1hr and no one had even made it....”
Location
Indian restaurants near The Royal Indian
- Indian Rooster3.81570 mi
seekh kababs, chicken tikka naan roll, chicken biryani
- Regal Sweet Mart & Restaurant4.51,0640.3 mi
pani puri, khaman, vada pav
- CHATWALA4.52,1270.6 mi
special chaat, dahi puri, paneer wraps
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Indian | 3.9188 | — | handi dum lamb biryani, salt and pepper fish, lollipop chicken |
| Indian Rooster | 3.8157 | 0 mi | seekh kababs, chicken tikka naan roll, chicken biryani |
| Regal Sweet Mart & Restaurant | 4.51,064 | 0.3 mi | pani puri, khaman, vada pav |
| CHATWALA | 4.52,127 | 0.6 mi | special chaat, dahi puri, paneer wraps |
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